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Watch the Replay of our Google Hangout with Paul Polak: Join us for a discussion of the new book “The Business Solution to Poverty”
Paul Polak will join NextBillion for our next Google Hangout at 2 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday, November 6. Polak and Mal Warwick, authored the new book: “The Business Solution to Poverty: Designing Products and Services for Three Billion New Customers.” But we want/NEED your questions too. Find out how.
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What Exactly Does ‘Better Banked’ Mean?: PopTech event explores fundamental questions around financial inclusion
What would happen if behavioral economists, implementing partners and policymakers got together to think about financial security - along with ethnographers, product designers and entrepreneurs? A recent PopTech salon offered the opportunity, raising fundamental questions of consumer behavior and what financial security means in today’s world.
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Finalists announced for “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” Award
MUMBAI: The Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, which organizes the SEOY India Award in association with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship announced the finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) India Award 2013.
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LIC ties up with NGOs for covering lower strata
Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides insurance to earning members of rural landless families; LIC has covered 4.8 million beneficiaries so far. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has tied up with 31 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Lucknow division for offering insurance cover to the bottom of the pyramid.
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Top winners selected for outstanding inventions for basic supply entered to the “empowering people. Award”
Top three winners selected for outstanding inventions for basic supply entered to the “empowering people. Award” by the Siemens Stiftung. Altogether, the Siemens Stiftung awarded 23 prizes to the most promising innovations entered to the “empowering people. Award”.
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Citi’s CEO talks of bank’s microfinance initiatives
Citigroup has long had a major position in emerging markets including in South America, Asia and Africa, and at an event in London CEO Mike Corbat discussed the bank’s efforts in microfinance.
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ImpactAssets launches free online resource for impact investors and their advisors
The annual compilation includes experienced fund managers representing a broad range of investment opportunities that deliver social and/or environmental benefits along with financial returns.
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Moments of Serendipity in Driving Social Change: Making your own luck and other observations from the Net Impact Conference
Just as good business requires good strategy achieving social impact takes strong ideas and effective mechanisms for planning and executing those ideas. But while a good plan can guide operations, the best ideas often arise unexpected moments. A few of these moments of serendipity came up at this year’s Net Impact Conference in San Jose, California.
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